Q: Is 242,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,262 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 242262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 313 387 626 774 939 1,878 2,817 5,634 13,459 26,918 40,377 80,754 121,131 and 242,262, with no remainder.

Since 242,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,262, it is not a prime number.


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